Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Vacancies In Central Government Departments
The details of Ministry-wise/Department-wise sanctioned strength and the number in position of employees, as on 01.03.2020, are at Annexure-I. Government monitors the progress in respect of filling of backlog reserved vacancies for SCs, STs and OBCs in ten Ministries/Departments, which contribute more than 90% of total number of employees of Central Government. Ministry/Department-wise, Category-wise details of backlog reserved vacancies for the years 2016 to 2020 are at Annexure-II.
Occurrence and filling of vacancies by various recruiting agencies of Central Government including Union Public Service Commission  and Staff Selection Commission  is a continuous process on the basis of requisitioning by the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities . Data regarding vacancies filled by State recruiting agencies is maintained by the respective State Government.
ANNEXURE - I
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Estimated Number of Central Government Employees as on 01.03.2020|
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S. No.
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Ministries/Departments
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No. of Sanctioned Posts
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Number in Position
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1
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Agricultural Research and Education
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54
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32
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2
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Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare
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5791
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3619
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3
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Animal Husbandry and Dairying & Fisheries
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3455
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2110
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4
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Atomic Energy
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38080
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32764
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5
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AYUSH
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184
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160
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6
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Bio-Technology
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255
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171
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7
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Cabinet Secretariat
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342
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295
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8
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Chemicals and Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals
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320
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313
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9
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Civil Aviation
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2106
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1254
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10
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Coal
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434
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285
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11
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Commerce
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5359
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3206
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12
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Consumer Affairs
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1293
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778
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13
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Corporate Affairs
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2594
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1518
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14
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Culture
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10294
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6721
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15
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Defence 
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633139
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385637
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16
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Development of NE Region
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336
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225
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17
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Drinking Water and Sanitation
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158
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107
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18
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Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
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143
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91
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19
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Earth Sciences
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7508
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4649
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20
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Economic Affairs
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1403
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1040
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21
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Environment, Forests and Climate Change
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4869
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2622
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22
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Expenditure
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1597
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1072
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23
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External Affairs
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11035
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8831
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24
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Fertilizers
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249
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226
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25
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Financial Services
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1613
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1268
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26
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Food and Public Distribution
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1027
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757
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27
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Food Processing Industries
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181
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121
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28
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Health and Family Welfare
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23010
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20907
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29
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Health Research
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42
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25
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30
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Heavy Industry
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247
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166
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31
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Higher Education
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1155
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844
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32
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Home Affairs
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1084430
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955588
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33
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Indian Audit and Accounts Department
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67522
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44285
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34
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Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
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2570
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1664
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35
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Information and Broadcasting
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5335
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3379
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36
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Electronics and Information Technology
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6549
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5113
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37
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Investment and Public Asset Management
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86
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68
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38
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Labour and Employment
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6711
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4068
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39
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Land Resources
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128
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80
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40
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Law and Justice
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2703
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1971
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41
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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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452
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443
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42
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Mines
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14019
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7094
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43
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Minority Affairs
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267
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177
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44
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New and Renewable Energy
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330
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213
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45
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Panchayati Raj
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127
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74
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46
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Parliamentary Affairs
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150
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117
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47
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Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
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11124
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8749
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48
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Petroleum and Natural Gas
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332
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222
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49
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Niti Aayog
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739
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497
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50
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Posts
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267491
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177441
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51
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Power
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1439
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778
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52
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President's Secretariat
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380
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289
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53
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Prime Minister's Office
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446
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329
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54
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Public Enterprises
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107
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72
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55
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Railways
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1507694
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1270399
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56
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Revenue
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178432
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102105
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57
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Road Transport and Highways
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976
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726
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58
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Rural Development
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549
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380
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59
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School Education and Literacy
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276
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202
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60
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Science and Technology
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12444
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4217
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61
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Scientific and Industrial Research
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116
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77
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62
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Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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2642
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1572
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63
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Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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1987
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1223
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64
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Social Justice and Empowerment
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666
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451
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65
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Space
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18702
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16014
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66
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Statistics and Programme Implementation
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6152
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4219
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67
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Steel
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302
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275
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68
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Telecommunications
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3546
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3349
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69
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Textiles
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4739
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4653
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70
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Tourism
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579
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462
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71
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Tribal Affairs
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313
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172
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72
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Union Public Service Commission
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1828
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1164
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73
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Housing and Urban Affairs
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19507
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19493
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74
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Vice President's Secretariat
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62
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51
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75
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Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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10639
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6082
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76
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Women and Child Development
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698
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596
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77
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Youth Affairs and Sports
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382
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291
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|As per data, provided by the Department of Expenditure
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Annexure-II
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S. No.
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Ministry/Department
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ST
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As on 31.12.2016
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As on 31.12.2017
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As on 31.12.2018
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As on 31.12.2019
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As on 31.12.2020
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1
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Defence Production
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18
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1658
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1346
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1705
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1694
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2
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Railways
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324
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0
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6251
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5463
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4405
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3
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Financial Services
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1065
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1108
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1016
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942
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677
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4
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Posts
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460
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181
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584
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687
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667
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5
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Defence
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366
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994
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1040
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951
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1167
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6
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Housing & Urban Affairs
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175
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186
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168
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148
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43
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7
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Home Affairs
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2230
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5383
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3210
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3326
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2821
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8
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Atomic Energy
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207
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159
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213
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149
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133
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9
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Revenue
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1641
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2479
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2061
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2567
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2000
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10
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Education
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469
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892
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828
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808
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852
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S. No.
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Ministry/Department
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OBC
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As on 31.12.2016
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As on 31.12.2017
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As on 31.12.2018
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As on 31.12.2019
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As on 31.12.2020
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1
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Defence Production
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15
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404
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460
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536
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528
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2
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Railways
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10
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0
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8694
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6747
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5403
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3
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Financial Services
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1425
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1280
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1007
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1234
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1145
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4
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Posts
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484
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196
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517
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664
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579
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5
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Defence
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1268
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3428
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2437
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2203
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3888
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6
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Housing & Urban Affairs
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597
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464
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306
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289
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181
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7
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Home Affairs
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5120
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6260
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6493
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6563
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5479
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8
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Atomic Energy
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642
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511
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625
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571
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540
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9
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Revenue
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2988
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1913
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1545
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2844
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1465
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10
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Education
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986
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1622
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1252
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1521
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1494
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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